J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
2003 Apr;29(2):128-130.
Pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek in the young patient: report of a case
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea. samehope@hanmail.net
Abstract
- Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common intraoral salivary gland tumor and characteristically presents as slow painless growth. The cheek are rarely affected site of all pleomorphic adenoma arising from minor salivary glands. In this report, we present the case of a patient with pleomorphic adenoma that affects the cheek. The purpose of this paper is to report this case and review the features of the pleomorphic adenoma occuring in this site.
